Lavatory



JOHN ll. KELLY, OF TBENTON, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOB TO THOMAS MADDOCKS SONS C0., Oli' TRENTON, NEVI JERSEY, CORPORATION 0F NEW JERSEY.

LAVATORY.

Application tiled March 29, 1922.

To all fio/tom 'it 72mg/ concern Be it known that l, (loi-IN KELLY, a citi- Zen ot the United States, residing at the city oil 'lli-enten, county ot Mercer, State oi' New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful lmprovements in Lavatories; and l do hereby declare the following` to be a full, clear, and exact description et the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to malte and use the same.

The invention relates to certain new and useiul improvements in lavatories ot the same general type as covered by Patent No. lei-96,030, dated February 7th, 1922, and has for its object to provide a sett-contained faucet, especially applicable for drinking Water, as a component part or element et a lavatory made of earthenivare, vitreous china, or the like, the invention comprising a chamber termed within the slab of `the lavatory including a spout-like extension having an outlet opening` overhanging the bowl, a valve et' suitable type mounted Within the chamber and secured to the slab of the bowl and a discharge pipe connected to the valve casing` at one end, extending through the chamber and the extension and attached, preferably by perforated threaded nipple at its outer end, within the outlet opening of said extension.

The invention is illustrated in the accomianying drawing, in which the ligure is a fragmentary sectional elevation oit an earthenWare lavatory having the invention applied thereto.

Referring` to the drawing, l indicates the slab ol' a typical lavatory et this type. provided with a pendant apron or skirting 2 and an integral boivl 3, tvb ich is preferably 'formed of china, clay or other vitreous material usually employed in manatacturingdevices of this general character.

Formed in the body of the slab 1, and preferably at one corner or at one end of the bowl, is a chamber 8, the'top Wall of which is an integral. boss or projection 7, projecting' above the normal surface of the slab. @ne end et the chamber terms a cylindrical bore 11 extending from top to bottom through the slab and is adapted to receive the valve Vand its connections. The other end ot the chamber 8 is constituted by an arcuate extension 9 having a discharge opening overhanging` the bowl, the rim of said openpecifcation of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. l, i922?.

Serial No. 547,705.

ing preferably being inclined at an acute angle to the plane ot' the slab to admit oi a glass or drinking vessel being held under the discharge opening. The chamber 8 is open at its bottom to permit ready access to the interior thereot ttor the purpose et applying` and adjusting the valve and its accessories, and also to admit et the parts beini;v readily cleansed. y

Mounted in the chamber l is a valve ot any suitable type adapted to be connected with a supply pipe leading to a source ot'V drinking Water, which valve in turn is connected by an outlet pipe or nozzle Which eX- tendsl through the chamber and Iterminates in a. suitable nipple which secures the outer end ot the discharge pipe to and within the discharge outlet ot the extension 9. A con venient form of valve is illustrated in the drawing, and comprises tubular shell 12, having its opp site ends provided with er;- ternal screw-threads 15 and 16 to receive the lock nuts and packingl Washers la and 15 on the lower end, and 17 and 18 on the upper end, whereby the valve casing is securely clamped in position Within the cylindrical section 1l ot the chamber 8 termed Within the slab. rthe lower end oi the valve casing 12 is internally screw-threaded to receive the end ot a suitable supply pipe. The casing` is provided with a valve seat 19 and a perforated partition Q1, which guide the valve stem 26 having` a valve disc or button 25 on the lower end thereof co-operating with the valve seat 19.l The valve casing 12 is also provided With an outlet 20 'termed in an externally threaded nipple The upper end ot the easing' is litted with packing Washers 22 and 23, upon which is supported a helical .spring` Q4, the tension of which lis adjusted by means ot a set .nut 27 working` on the threaded upper end of the Y valve stem 2G, which spring` normally seats the valve. The upper end ot the valve stein is provided With a knob 29 of any suitable character, which is screw-threaded to the valve stem ttor ready removal and adjustment. The upper end ot the. valve casingA is enclosed Within a housing` or cap 28, which, like the bodyY of the knob, is preferably made ot the same material as the lavatory so as to produce a uniformv finish in appearance With respect to the visible elements ot the valve and the lavatory structure. The housing 23 is secured to the lock-nut 22 by so that the latter may be drawnV down to tight engagement with the top surface of .the slab or the projection 7 thereof to pre- I vent access and accumulation of dirt between the housing and the slab.

`Having its inner endsecured by a union coupling 3l to the boss 320i the valve body, is an outlet pipe 30, which, in the type of deviceillustrated, takes the form of a' gooseneclr havingits outer end curved to generally conform to the curvature of the eXtension 9 of the chamber 8, the outer end of the pipe being externally screw-threaded to engage a perforated nipple 34, which, if desired, may be made of vitreous Ware, and is adapted to seat snugly Within the rim of the discharge outlet of the eXtensionQ, the opening of the nipple registering with the bore ofthe pipe and constituting the out-l let for the Water supply through the valve and the pipe 30.

. The particular advantages of this specific form or the invention are that itadmits of the several parts Abeing readily assembled and applied to proper position, provides an all-metal conduit for the'ivaten'and avoids the various pockets and recesses which would tend to collect sediment and dirt, and, When properly assembled and applied to a lavatory, constitutes a strictly sanitary attachment to supply drinking Water to the lavatory,V Without danger of the drinking `1Water or the faucet supplying the same becoming contaminated from the contents ot the lavatory bowl.

What I claim is: y Y

l. A drinking Water supply 'for lavatories comprising a chamber Within* the slab including a spcutlilre extension having an outlet opening overhanging the bowl, a valve `mounted in the chamber, and a discharge i cluding curved spout-like extension having an outlet opening overhang-ing the bowl, a lvalve mounted in the chamber, and a gooseneclr discharge pipe connected to the valve casing extending through the chamber and extension and attached at its outer end Within said outlet opening.

y 8. A. drinking Water supply for lavatories comprising a chamber within the slab in-y cluding a spout-like; extension having an outlet opening overhanging the bowl, a valve mounted in the chamber, a discharge pipe connected to the valve casing and extending through the chamber and extension, and a perforated nipple connected to the endet said discharge pipe and seated inthe outlet openlng.

4l. Ar drinking Water supply for lavatories comprising a chamber Within the slab including a curved spout-lilre extension having an outlet opening overhanging the bowl, a valve mounted in the chamber extending through and secured to the slab,v and a goose neck discharge pipe connected to the valve casing extending through the chamber and extension. and a perforated nipple connected to the end of said discharge pipe and seated in the outlet opening.

ln testimony whereof I affix my signature.

JOHN F. KELLY. 

